19/09/2026
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๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
A meaningful afternoon unfolded yesterday, September 18, 2026, as the ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐, together with the ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ (๐ฃ๐๐) ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ โ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ผ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐๐, gathered student peer facilitators for โ๐ท๐ฌ๐ฌ๐น-๐ท๐ถ๐พ๐ฌ๐น๐ฌ๐ซ ๐ช๐จ๐น๐ฌ: ๐ฉ๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐
๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.โ
The program commenced with the preliminaries, setting the tone for an afternoon grounded in reflection, learning, and compassion. This was followed by the ๐ช๐ฒ๐น๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ of ๐๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ. ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ฑ ๐. ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ, ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, whose words formally opened the gathering and underscored the importance of empowering students to become supportive and responsive peers.
The gathering was further enriched by the ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ช๐ถ๐๐ฑ๐ผ๐บ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฟ. ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ ๐. ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ ๐๐ฟ๐๐, ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป, whose message affirmed the value of student involvement and the role of peer facilitators in cultivating a more caring and supportive campus community.
The purpose of the training was then presented through the ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ ๐บ๐ฒ. ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฃ. ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐๐ฎ, ๐ฅ๐ฃ๐บ, ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ผ-๐๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฒ, providing participants with a clearer understanding of the direction and significance of the afternoon's sessions.
Before the discussions began, participants were first invited to take a pre-test prepared by the organizers. More than an assessment, it served as a starting point, an opportunity to recognize what participants already knew before entering the learning sessions.
The first session, โ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐: ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐
๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐,โ was delivered by ๐ ๐. ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ต ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐พ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ. ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ผ, ๐ฅ๐ฃ๐๐, following her introduction by ๐๐ผ๐ต๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐น ๐ฅ. ๐๐น๐๐บ๐ถ๐ป, ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐๐. The session guided participants toward a deeper understanding of Psychological First Aid and how peer facilitators can respond with empathy, presence, and appropriate support when fellow students face challenging situations.
An open forum followed, allowing participants to raise questions, share reflections, and further engage with the speaker's insights. The session concluded with the awarding of a certificate to the resource speaker.
The afternoon continued with โ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐ท๐ฌ๐ฌ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐
๐ฏ๐๐๐๐-๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.โ ๐ ๐ฟ. ๐๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป ๐. ๐ก๐ฎ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ผ, ๐๐
๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐๐, formally introduced the session and its resource speaker, ๐ ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐. ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ, ๐ฅ๐ฃ๐บ, who then led the participants through a meaningful discussion on empathy, active listening, and heart-centered facilitation.
The discussion brought participants closer to the heart of peer facilitation: understanding before responding, listening beyond words, and creating spaces where people feel heard and valued.
Another open forum followed, giving participants the opportunity to deepen the conversation through questions and reflections. The session was then concluded with the awarding of a certificate to the resource speaker.
Yet, the learning did not end with the final discussion.
Participants were given a post-test, allowing them to revisit the knowledge they had gained and reflect on how the sessions strengthened their understanding of Psychological First Aid, empathy, active listening, and compassionate peer facilitation.
The program drew to a close through the ๐๐น๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ ๐บ๐ฒ. ๐ก๐ผ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ผ๐, ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐, bringing the afternoon's learning together and reinforcing the importance of meaningful peer support within the student community.
At the heart of the entire training was a simple yet powerful call:
๐๐ข๐ข๐. ๐๐๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ก. ๐๐๐ก๐.
๐ณ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.
๐ณ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.
๐ณ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐
๐๐.
The Peer Facilitators Circle extends its sincere gratitude to ๐๐ฟ. ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ . ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐บ๐๐ผ๐ป, Campus Executive Director; ๐๐ฟ. ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ ๐. ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ ๐๐ฟ๐๐, SSAA Dean; and ๐ ๐บ๐ฒ. ๐ก๐ผ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ผ๐, ๐ฅ๐๐, Coordinator of the Office of Admission and Guidance Services, for their invaluable support in making this training possible.
We likewise recognize ๐๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ. ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ฑ ๐. ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ, ๐ ๐๐๐ฑ, PFC Adviser, and ๐ ๐บ๐ฒ. ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฃ. ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐๐ฎ, ๐ฅ๐ฃ๐บ, PFC Co-Adviser and Guidance Designate, for their continued guidance and mentorship to the organization, as well as ๐ ๐บ๐ฒ. ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ ๐ฅ. ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐น๐ผ, ๐ฅ๐๐, Guidance Designate, for her support to the PFC and its initiatives.
Our deepest appreciation goes to our resource speakers, ๐ ๐. ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ต ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐พ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ. ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ผ, ๐ฅ๐ฃ๐๐, and ๐ ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐. ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ, ๐ฅ๐ฃ๐บ, for sharing their expertise and creating meaningful spaces for learning; to our ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐, ๐ ๐. ๐๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ต ๐๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฑ, for gracefully carrying the program from beginning to end; and to all PFC officers and members who participated and gave their time, presence, and willingness to learn.
Because peer facilitation is not simply about knowing what to say.
Sometimes, it begins with knowing when to look, choosing to listen, and having the courage to link someone to the help they need.
๐ณ๐๐๐. ๐ณ๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ณ๐๐๐.
๐จ๐๐
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.
๐ธ: Mme. Regina R. Castillo; Karlo Tamondong; Jamela Perez
